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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Timberscombe like this:
TIMBERSCOMBE, a parish, with a village, in Williton district, Somerset; 7¾ miles W by S of Watchet r. station. It has a post-office under Taunton. Acres, 1,902. Real property, £2,063 Pop., 434. Houses, 91. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £200.* Patron, the Bishop of B. and W. The church is of the 15th century. There are an endowed school with £187 a year, and charities £10.
Timberscombe is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Timberscombe itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Timberscombe in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13346
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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